# Ally shoring: Expanding manufacturing operations into Mexico

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2022-11-15
- Length: 29m
- Episode: 128
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-8176c6da-8bb4-4573-b2ac-227b22680a6e

## Summary

Alberto Villarreal, founder and managing director of Nepanoa, explains 'ally shoring'—expanding US manufacturing operations into Mexico and Latin America—as a strategic alternative to offshoring to Asia. He outlines key benefits including 50% labor cost reductions, USMCA legal protections, and shared time zones, while noting that over 75% of Fortune 1000 companies already operate in Mexico. Villarreal details the expansion process, from defining strategic intent to navigating financing barriers and workforce demographics, citing success stories like Solar Plastics and a Dallas-based plastic assembler who relocated from China.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=0) Introduction and Guest Background
- [6:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=371) Defining Ally Shoring and Supply Chain Resilience
- [8:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=513) Benefits of Operating in Mexico vs. China
- [12:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=744) The Expansion Process: Strategy, Finance, and Execution
- [18:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=1104) Barriers to Entry: Financing, Perception, and Talent
- [22:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=1374) Case Studies: Solar Plastics and Relocation from China
- [26:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico#t=1582) North American Integration and Contact Information

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Nepanoa (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Mission Foods (company)
- Caterpillar (company)
- John Deere (company)
- Mattel (company)
- Lego (company)
- Solar Plastics (company)
- USMCA (other)
- Georgia State University (other)

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- [BONUS - Koh Young's Ramon Hernandez talks all things Mexico at APEX 2023 - EMSNOW & SCOOP On Location](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-24-bonus-koh-youngs-ramon-hernandez-talks-all-things-mexico-at-apex-2023-emsnow-sco) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [The Success of Mexico's Manufacturing Industries Amidst Geopolitical Shifts with Ivan Romo of SMarTsol](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-04-the-success-of-mexicos-manufacturing-industries-amidst-geopolitical-shifts-with) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
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- [285: Why Offshoring Looks Cheaper (But Isn’t): The Real Math Behind Reshoring with Harry Moser](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-04-28-285-why-offshoring-looks-cheaper-but-isnt-the-real-math-behind-reshoring-with-ha) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)

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